everybody notices is his humility. he said compared to john paul ii i don't know if i'm up to this. with god's grace and mercy i'll give it my best shot. he's done well for almost eight years. a humble acknowledgement of his frailness and weakness. that touched all of our hearts. >> reporter: that's american cardinal timothy dolan appearing this morning on the "today" show. sometime in march he along with his other colleagues, the cardinals, will meet at the vatican to decide who will be the successor to pope benedict xvi who will be stepping down february 28th. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> all right. going to expect a lot of reaction from that one. 5:02 right now. good morning one and all. thank you for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we're also following developing news this morning out of southern california where the search for christopher dorner enters a new week.

the former los angeles police officer continues to allude authorities, he may be getting something he wants. "today in the bay's" marla tellez joins us in the newsroom to explain. good morning. >> over the weekend lapd announcing a $1 million reward being offered for arrest and conviction of christopher dorner. now police chief charlie beck saying this is the largest local reward ever offered. several hours after making that statement sunday, tense moments at a lowe's store where two people thought they spotted dorner. the store was evacuated but police say it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. the search for dorner continues to focus on the area around big bear where police found a cache of weapons and camping gear inside his burned out truck. that is new over the weekend. also in a new twist, los angeles police say they are going to reopen dorner's case that originally closed back in 2009 when he was fired for making false complaints about his training officer and no doubt this is what dorner wants.

>> people think maybe there is something to what he says. i want to put that to rest. the only way i know how to do that is to review what's been reviewed at multiple levels. support continues to grow for dorner. on friday i showed you this facebook page that says i support christopher dorner. it had over 900 likes. this morning it has more than 8,300 fans. coming up, we'll look at new video of dorner that surfaced over the weekend as well. jon? >> okay. thank you for that update. 5:04 right now. palo alto police releasing a sketch of an armed robbery suspect. officers are looking for a man in his 30s that looks like this. a thin build and is about 5'8". on saturday morning police say another man had just parked his car at an apartment complex near highway 101 when the suspect pointed a gun at him and took his wallet and ran. the victim, we're happy to

report, was not hurt and detectives seem to think this could be related to a robbery a few weeks ago of a couple near downtown palo alto. the descriptions are similar of the gunmen in both of these cases. two people expected to survive after crashing their car down a south bay ravine. firefighters were called to the scene yesterday afternoon around 2:00 on mt. hamilton road about a mile east of with it meets clayton road. the victim's car fell 150 feet below the road. one person had minor injuries and was able to get out of the wreck. the other victim suffered significant injuries and remained trapped. it took rescue crews several hours to reach them and eventually bring them up to the hillside. dozens of tires slashed along one street in concord and police right now searching for that suspect along bel air drive. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live in concord right now and has the rest of that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. what a way to start the week. this is not just expensive, it's

widespread. it's on several blocks here in concord. dozens of tires slashes and in most cases we're talking about all four of the tires on the vehicle like this suv. also the van there in the driveway. that one was hit. a couple more down the street. two other cars and then across the road clayton road from where we are standing bel air drive there were some tires slashed there. concord police first heard of this sunday morning around 7:00 a.m. that's when some of the car owners phoned in with the problem. at least 60 cars with their tires slashed in all and the more they looked around, the worst it got. glacier drive, bel air drive, and some of the streets actually connect here. it looks like whoever did this may have just driven around from side to side there. tens of thousands of dollars in damage. who would do this? that's unclear. concord police haven't said and so far no word on any arrests. no suspect information. reporting live in concord, christie smith, "today in the bay."

>> okay. thank you very much. let's check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. i think you've got good news for us. >> great news if you are looking for warmer days. good morning. thanks for waking up with us very early this monday morning. new week. new forecast. 38 degrees in san jose to start. 37 good morning in sunnyvale. 34 degrees pretty close to freezing in concord this morning. zoom in and show you east bay readings. pleasanton, 36. right now livermore at 34 degrees. so grab your coat. something you can peel off later on today between 3:00 and 4:00. highs are going to climb into the low 60s. cold start to the day. make sure you're ready for that. by the time we hit tuesday, the low clouds return especially early morning tomorrow and then we'll see a nice mild and sunny finish. the climb really begins as we head through wednesday and valentine's day of this week. near record highs on the way to the bay. i'll time that out for you coming up. for today, 62 in livermore. 64 degrees in napa. 63 in los gatos. the full forecast in just a few

moments and show you the seven day. i think you'll like it if you are looking for the warmth. first, let's check the drive. mike inouye. >> if you are looking toward the peninsula as we are right here with san mateo bridge, you're looking at a nice drive westbound with taillights. steady stream coming out of the toll plaza over toward the high rise. clearly visible. no delays on the peninsula. we'll talk about a couple earlier issues approaching san mateo bridge north 880 a crash blocking two slow lanes. it since cleared over the last few minutes. no delays 880 at 92. also construction south 880 around 98. crews cleared but there is slowing in both directions approaching the interchange. i should say off-ramp instead of interchange. smooth flow toward the maze. arrows pointing in your commute direction westbound across the bay bridge with no delays at the toll plaza right now, guys. back to you. >> thank you very much. 5:08. coming up, we head to arizona where spring training gets under way this week. a live report on what to expect from your reigning world series

champs next. still cold on the east coast. what is it like to drive a tesla electric car in a blizzard? we'll take a look coming up. yo? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home.

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i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. 5:10. look out dick tracy. apple is reportedly working on a wrist watch cell phone. scott mcgrew, both "the new york times" and "wall street journal" absolutely certain it may be true. >> absolutely certain it may be true. yeah. 100% of the time it works 60% of the time or however that goes. they say people familiar with the matter. the two newspapers say apple is working on some sort of a wearable device. not a watch exactly because a watch merely tells time but something more powerful. a communicator. a body monitor. that kind of thing. some day it may take the place of your cell phone. when they come out with apple watch the second you buy it they'll announce the apple wrist watch 2.

as long as we're perusing the newspaper this morning, "the new york times" took a test drive and they ran out of electricity. they set up recharging stations every 250 miles but it's cold on the east coast and that reduces battery charge. ultimately that tesla had to be towed away. did courtney reagan make it through the big blizzard? let's check in with cnbc word headquarters. good morning. >> good morning, scott. i'm here. we made it through the blizzard. it snows in february on the east coast. what are you going to say? futures are higher as the markets come off a positive week. nasdaq and s&p 500 posting six straight weekly gains to start the year. the last time the s&p did that was way back in 1971. the dow, however, broke its five-week winning streak. economic data today not out today but we get reports of consumer sentiment this week. the dow rising nearly 49 points on friday to 13,992. the nasdaq adding 28 to 3193.

scott, back to you. >> thank you much. jon and laura, the state of the union tomorrow night. the white house has released this video promoting its white house app showing you how you can watch the state of the union with helpful charts and graphs and expert commentary from administration officials afterwards. you can do this on your ipod or iphone using the white house app or you can do it on the web at the white house website as well. cool, interesting way of doing it. obviously you'll get one side of this particularly at the end there. you won't get the republican response. interesting way to communicate. >> very interesting. i like that. modern times at the white house. thank you very much. 5:13 right now. the cleanup continues this morning after a major tornado just rips through mississippi. a storm chaser catching this tornado on tape as it passed through the heart of hattiesburg. isn't that wild? mother nature does amazining

things. the twitter caused major damage in the city and on the university campus. the tornado passing through three counties there. some injuries to report but fortunately no deaths. mississippi's governor will tour that area today. the storm chaser is supposed to be. other people driving there, not so much. >> what could be that important that you're out and about in that? >> got to get milk. >> plan ahead no doubt. all right. what do we plan for for this week? >> a good looking week shaping up. if you have been meaning to break out that spring gear, even your summer gear, you'll be able to do so throughout this week. temperatures are going to be down right comfortable. many of you have been waiting for this. a fair stretch of weather lasting well into the upcoming weekend. good morning to you at 39 in san mateo. 36 in sunnyvale. hour by hour detail by today. by noon temperatures already climbing into the mid to upper 50s. a couple low 60s. and then we'll round out the day

in the low 60s. 62 degrees in livermore. 62 in gilroy. 62 degrees in fremont. if you don't think this is that warm though, i'll tell you right now this is going to be one of the cooler days as we head into the upcoming week. temperatures climbing little by little each day as that blocking ridge of high pressure builds in. this is what we're talking about. take you through your seven-day outlook. we'll walk you through changes. 62 throughout today. tomorrow we'll hold steady with an increase onshore flow. that means fog to start tomorrow. not a lot of that today. into wednesday and thursday, we hit that sweet stride and temperatures stay comfortable all weekend long. even for valentine's day. no excuses not to take your beautiful wife out this year. >> an area with some of the best weather in the world. the bay area. our house. we'll look forward to that. a nice valentines days. right now we're also looking forward to a nice monday commute. you see that with beginning of s.a.p. tournament last year at hp pavilion.

no problems heading way south we do have a deadly head-on crash that was just reported. right around the visitor center off i-5 on 152 heading in toward the area. this might affect traffic in both directions if you take this out of gilroy and over toward i-5 there will be flashing lights at least for another hour, likely two hours. more details on the situation but i want to give folks in the area a heads-up on that just in case you're planning the early morning travel. jumping closer to our morning commute, we're looking over here to the tri-valley and west 580 south 680 smooth drive. it's north 680 that shows slowing heading up into the san ramon valley. no incidents there but we are seeing the slowdown. we'll track you and let you know if something comes in from chp. lighter volume of traffic past the coliseum but live look shows lighter volume still maintains at the speed limit through downtown and southbound side which picks up a few cars but no delays. the bay bridge, we have a nice flow of traffic coming off the

east shore freeway. a clear view. no problems. a clear toll plaza with no metering lights upper and lower deck moving at the speed limit you would suggest on a bridge that includes 35 through the s-curve. 101 through palo alto smooth flow with headlights and south 101 past university, no delays down into the south bay. we'll send it back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. it's time to put away that pig skin and pull out the bats and mitts. >> it's an annual ritual. giants pitchers and catchers and injured players reporting to camp in arizona. >> "today in the bay's" loren scott joins us live with what pitchers are saying ahead of the cactus league action. good morning. >> reporter: very good morning to you. we're here and soon the world champs will arrive in scottsdale. we're at scottsdale stadium

where training will be as the weeks roll on here in arizona up to opening day back in the bay area. i tell you this. when you think back to halloween, it's almost valentine's day. you think back to a great parade. the second parade in three years with the giants and it's time for a bit before we get pitchers and catchers here to reflect on that world series once again. we get help. take a look. with two world series titles in the past three seasons, the giants return to scottsdale for spring training after an off-season that gave the team time to reflect of the accomplishments of the past several years. there was great optimism regarding the season ahead and getting back to work as defending champs certainly a boost heading into spring training here in arizona. >> it's a great feeling. especially the comments that were made like how well we played as a team and how we executed fundamentals. it makes a coach and manager feel good. >> coming out of it and coming

out the way we did because last year wasn't about me once we got to the playoffs and it was about the team. it put my mind in a different perspective to take care of myself and work hard so that when i'm called upon whether as a starter pitcher or reliever in any case i can do my job and do it with confidence. >> the fact that it happened is real. you ke up every day, wait a minute, let me push play real fast. there's play and there it is again. yep. that's me. that's pretty much the feeling i got a lot of the time. the reception that i have and following that i've gotten and the following that i've received in the city is amazing. everywhere you look like that guy -- i'm, like, yeah. it's very gratifying. everything about it. just blessed. i really am. >> reporter: all right. so bochy, lincecum and sergio

romo talking about what a great season last season was and it all starts again now. the pitchers and catchers reporting here at scottsdale stadium tomorrow. some may trickle in today. we're around. we'll check it out. we'll send it back to you in the studio. when we come back later in this show, we're going to talk about what's ahead and why the spring training here as world champs is so important. send it back to you. >> that's right. so great to hear. you can't help but smile. >> tim lincecum doing the clark kent look. not what they bargained for. why the public may end up footing the bill for the america's cup. right now we take you back live to vatican city where it was announced just a few hours ago that pope benedict xvi is resigning. he'll step down at the end of this month. this is the first time a hope has done so in nearly 600 years. we'll keep you posted on this one. we're back in a matter of minutes.

welcome back. happy monday. a live look downtown san jose in the south bay. you can see the hp pavilion there. the sharks are out on the road and struggling a little bit lately. four straight games unable to post a victory. on the road in columbus right now taking on the blue jackets tonight. we'll have reports on that one. hopefully a victory tomorrow. 5:22. right now an effort is under way in san francisco to register african-americans as possible bone marrow donors. hoping to raise awareness of the need of donors in the black community. today's event honors a bay area man diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia in need of a transplant. san francisco taxpayers could foot the bill for america's cup with just six

months before racing begins efforts to bring in major donors have stalled. the chronicle reports organizers raised $14 million so far. that is less than half of what they need. police, cleanup, transportation among other things are expected to cost as much as 34 million. the trouble with fund-raising may have to do with low turnout. it was supposed to be a 12-team race but only three teams are confirmed. >> a lot of work to do there. 5:23 right now. let's check back in with christina loren. a crisp start to the day. a nice outlook. >> it's going to be a nice day. mondays can be tough but the weather is on our side for today. it's cold out there. start with the live picture of sfo. this bodes well for today. you can see how clear it is. no flight delays. and that's a good way to start a business travel monday. 5:24. temperatures are chilly out there. we're headed toward the low to mid 60s. 65 degrees not too bad in santa rosa. 61 for san francisco. 63 degrees in santa theresa.

we do have changes ahead. i'll show you your seven-day outlook coming up. stay tuned for that. first, let's get you out the front door. any problems out there this morning, mike? >> i don't want to jinx things. a very smooth drive. over the bay bridge incline is commute direction. very steady stream. easy flow of traffic from the toll plaza all of the way into the city. lower deck you see headlights moving smoothly. the map shows you the entire maze not a delay. the yellow over off highway 24 toward the university of california with just surface street traffic there. we'll also show you farther north coming off the carquinez bridge or the benicia bridge at the limit. there's slowing heading up toward the 780 junction. a blip. we'll track that. no incidents reported there. also in the north bay we're looking at southbound 101 toward san rafael. at the speed limit and light flow of traffic past the 580 interchange. folks across that richmond san rafael bridge without delay. a live peek shows you san jose

picking up the volume here. we'll monitor this is it continues for the next 20 minutes and we'll get the first big burst. 5:25 right now. we're continuing to follow breaking news out of vatican city this morning. pope benedict xvi announcing he's stepping down. we'll have live reports on this one coming up. >> b.a.r.t. finding a new way to crackdown on bad behavior. why some people could soon be without a ride. let's take you live over san francisco before the sun comes up. we'll give you a nice look of the city by the bay. christina loren telling us get ready for a nice monday to help jump-start the week. we'll be back.

>> reporter: a surprise announcement for many catholics in the bay area. news that the pope will be resigning. i'm bob redell. we'll have the latest coming up. a record reward being

offered in the hunt for former l.a. county police officer accused of three murders. marla tellez will have the latest on the manhunt coming up. >> give your heater a break later today. it's a cold start. we're headed toward the 60s. by the end of the week, the 70s. we'll give you the latest on this winter warmup. this just in. a gate on the middle of highway 101. we'll talk about the north bay commute and what you have to watch for. what about bay area airports? coming and going on this monday morning as we take a live look outside at sfo. it is monday, february 11th. this is "today in the bay." good monday morning. thank you for joining us. 5:29. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. good morning, everybody. we continue to learn more details about the breaking news out of vatican. the surprise announcement pope benedict xvi is stepping down. the pontiff making that

announcement in latin during a very small gathering at the vatican this morning. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san jose right now where bay area church goers are just learning this monumental news. bob, good morning. >> reporter: or soon will be. good morning to you, jon. st. christopher will be holding its daily mass at 6:30 this morning about an hour from now here in willow glen. the news only broke a few hours ago around 3:00 local time this morning. news that the 85-year-old pope, pope benedict xvi will be stepping down because of health reasons this february 28th. you are looking at a live shot from the vatican where the news came out of this morning and an official announcement this news has taken many people by surprise not only catholics here in the bay area and the united states but people in the vatican itself. according to the pope's brother who spoke with a german news agency, the pope has been thinking about retiring for

several months now. he's having trouble walking and his doctor recently advised that he stop taking transatlantic trips so he will be resigning effective february 28th. the vatican did release a statement on behalf of the pope. a three paragraph statement. i want to read just a portion of it to you. i'm quoting right here from the pope. "after having repeatedly examined my conscience before got i came to certainty that my strengths to an advanced age are no longer usuited to the ministry. it must be carried out not only with words and deeds but no less with prayer and suffering." >> esteem for the office of the successor of st. peter which is what the pope is, bishop of rome, he says i may not be up to it now and perhaps i can best serve jesus and his church and his people by stepping aside. so i have to admire him

immensely. >> that was the american cardinal timothy dolan speaking this morning on the "today" show. he along with other cardinals will form a conclave in march after the pope resigns and during that conclave they'll determine who will be the successor, the next supreme pontiff. again, the pope benedict xvi stepping down february 28th. this is historical. first time a hope has resigned his position in almost 600 years. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> okay, bob. thank you very much. major news there. in ten minutes, we'll have a live report from washington with a lot of the national reaction. now to a story that continues to develop in southern california. authorities running short on new leads in their search for a former l.a. cop turned dangerous fugitive. christopher dorner on the run after going on a shooting rampage that left three people dead including a riverside police officer. "today in the bay's" marla

tellez following the very latest for us in the case. she joins us from our newsroom. marla? >> reporter: good morning. over the weekend we heard l.a.'s police chief call christopher dorner a domestic terrorist and as such authorities are not taking any chances which is one of the reasons why the department is now offering a $1 million reward for his arrest and conviction. the latest surveillance video of who is believed to be the 33 year old shows him dumping a gun belt, helmet, uniform and ammunition into a dumpster outside a sporting good store in san diego. this video captured exactly one week ago. the morning after dorner is accused of shooting and killing his first two victims in orange county. ultimately the search for dorner continues to focus outside of l.a. in the snowy mountains of big bear where his burned out truck was found last week. some new developments. police say they found a cache of weapons and camping gear in that truck. today police say some 50 lapd families continue to be guarded

closely. they are the listed targets in dorner's rambling online manifesto and police chief charlie beck is making sure they have top notch security. >> because of what you are to be targeted because you took an oath to protect others, to have your family targeted because they are related to you, that is absolutely terrifying. >> tense moments at a lowe's store sunday evening where two people thought they spotted dorner. the store was evacuated but police say it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. back to that record reward of $1 million, the police chief says it's the largest local reward ever offered and surprisingly it was easy to put together much of it coming from police unions, businesses and other private donations. jon? >> investigators in santa clara county trying to figure out exactly who shot two men right in the middle of the day and

ended up killing one of them. the shooting happened in an unincorporated area. sheriff's deputies say a man was shot to death sunday afternoon at a home on rhonda drive. a second man was also shot in the arm. he was able to drive himself to the hospital. neighbo neighbors say they knew each other and lived in the same house. >> a few officers have come up and not for that long but officers have come to that house. >> investigators this hour not characterizing this as a homicide just yet but the investigation does continue. the los gatos city council will reconvene to continue the discussions go gun sales in town. they gathered last monday night to talk about a sporting goods store selling guns on university avenue. opponents think the city should have held a public hearing before approving permits for the

store. the store owner says he's following the rules. the debate is so heated the owner told nbc bay area he's even receiving death threats at his home. it starts at 7:00. b.a.r.t. is stepping up planning to ban riders who don't behave. the transit agency's governing body is implementing a new law b banning riders that commit certain offenses like defacing property, urinating in public and fighting with other passengers and shooting. the bans can last 30 days to one year depending on the severity of the offense. a community meeting will be held tonight in oakland to discuss all of these changes which are expected to go into effect starting in may. 5:36. dozens of neighbors fall victim to an overnight crime. their tires slashed causing thousands of dollars in damage. police say at least 60 cars were

vandalized. many of them had all four tires slashed. "today in the bay's" christie smith will be live in concord in half an hour with a look at the damage and the latest on the police investigation. it is 5:36 right now. it's day one of the workweek. a great way to start the day when christina loren tells us beautiful weather ahead. >> we're not going to be dodging showers at all this week. a dry week ahead and we're going to warm you up. good morning to you. taking a live look at a clear start over san jose. we do have fog trying to develop. really nothing to show you inland. if we see any patchy fog it will be at the coast this morning. temperatures are cold out there. grab your coat. 34 degrees. good morning to you in livermore. 30 in gilroy to start. 39 degrees in oakland. you're at 41 in san francisco. a cold start to the day is going to make way to a beautiful s sunshiny finish. santa rosa checking in with 65.

a cooler day of the week when i show you the seven-day outlook. you'll see where we're headed and i think you'll like it near record territory by the end of the week. 5:37. let's check your drive and see how we're doing there on a monday. >> good morning. the north bay our shot here at the curve coming through san rafael shows an easier building commute there. no slowing. south of here at the central san rafael exit reports of a gate in the middle of the road. sounds like a tailgate off a dump truck of some sort like we used to have at our nursee nurs. it was reported around the san rafael exit. people made their way over toward 580 reports of a panel coming off. a side panel from the multipanel truck there that can raise up there that we used to use. the issue is that stuff dumped off the roadway watch for crews over the next few minutes. we'll track this. palo alto 101 shows no slowing through the peninsula area.

northbound with headlights past university avenue you see shopping center lights there top of your screen. southbound equally light. we'll look in the next report. back to you. >> thanks so much. it's 5:38. the giants set to get back into the swing of things. the word champions ready to start spring training but they are not about to let that foot off the gas. we're going live to scottsdale coming up next. we're live in washington with international reaction to the overnight breaking news from the vatican as we take a live look from vatican city this morning.

continuing coverage of our breaking news this morning. pope benedict xvi announcing just a few hours ago he's stepping down at the end of the month. he will retire. right now a live look at vatican city where understandably a lot of visitors simply shocked to

find out the pope is in fact stepping down. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live on capitol hill with some international reaction. tracie, good morning. >> good morning. word from a vatican spokesman as some of the pope's closest advisers did not know he was making this decision and were surprised to hear it as they made that decision himself and announced it this morning. we're getting reaction coming in from overseas. not so much from the united states as this news broke very early here in washington but from the archbishop of england and whales. he says that this was a decision of great courage to step down at age 85 and in history it will be seen as this pope having had much clarity of mind to do so from a cardinal of scotland shocked and saddened that this pope will lead at the end of the month. from angela merkel, chancellor of germany, pope benedict is german born. she said she has the greatest possible respect for this pope for stepping down at the time that he is.

now, we hear that this was a personal decision and that he was not pressured and that he does plan to honor his engagements through february 28th. the date that he set to step down. and that a new pope will likely be in place before the holy week which start march 24th. but that this pope wanted to step down to avoid the rush of easter commitment that will happen within the next month or so. jon? >> thank you very much. of course we'll continue to follow all of that news coming out of the vatican and we'll bring you the latest throughout the entire morning. switching gears. this week bay area sports fans leaving the end zone heading to the baseball diamond. >> a chance that some giants pitchers and catchers might get ready for that cactus lead today and getting there throughout the week. loren scott is covering spring training for us joining us live in scottsdale, arizona, with this morning's information with a look at what the team is saying ahead of all this action. good morning, lawrence.

>> reporter: good morning. we are at the ticket office here at scottsdale stadium. the spring training home of your world champion san francisco giants and they will start selling tickets at 10:00 a.m. today mountain time. it leads to the first game here at scottsdale stadium against the angels on saturday, february 23rd. long before that we'll see players start coming in like you were just saying. the official report date for pitchers and catchers is tomorrow. some are starting to trickle in today and they are in the area. so this is a good thing. really this spring training all about setting a tone and this is what we talked to some of the guys about when it comes to what's important here at spring training. take a listen. with another world series title last season, the giants have established a culture of winning that picks back up as the team embarks on spring training in scottsdale. the expectation for another successful season and the work to make it happen kicks back into gear in the days ahead and the team knows what it wants to

accomplish this season before opening day several weeks down the line. >> it's a new season. new year. new race. and i want these guys to always remember, you know, the tremendous year like we had. at the same time, you have to move forward or else you're slipping backwards. >> you'll have ups and downs throughout the course of the year. we're in a good division. the dodgers made a lot of moves. diamondbacks are a really good team. seeing the padres and the rockies can be a team that can be, you know, off the year before and then come out guns blazing the next year. we know we've got our work cut out for us. i think it's a challenge that all of us are excited about. >> reporter: buster said it. it's a very good division.

you know what? it's a good division but the reigning mvp in the national league, buster posey, is also in that division on the world champion giants. we will have so much more coming from right here at scottsdale stadium in the days to come. we're just getting started. players will hopefully start arriving soon. tomorrow the official report day for pitchers and catchers. we're here right now. back to you in the studio. >> all right. sounds good. ready for it. feel the energy starting with baseball. i'm excited. >> i love baseball. it's my favorite. >> christina loren also a baseball fan. a fan of those g-men. >> nbc bay area being the home of the g-men. do we have it better than that? well, niners could have won. we won't go there. temperatures are looking good if you are getting ready to hit the highway or getting those little ones ready for school. dress for two different parts of the day. temperatures are going to be crisp to start. grab your shades as well. we're expecting a lot of sunshine heading throughout this

afternoon. 38 degrees in san jose. 30 to start you out in gilroy. 36 degrees, a cold start to the day in santa cruz. high pressure firmly in control. this will build in throughout the week. we'll end up with offshore flow by thursday into friday and temperatures will be at their warmest as a result. the big blocking ridge of high pressure keeps things nice and dry. takes that storm track well into canada. so we're not expecting rain showers all week long. potentially not even until the end of next week. 62 degrees in livermore today. 63 in santa theresa. comfortable conditions up in the north bay. only 65 degrees in santa rosa. getting into the end of the week, we do have a celebration. we don't want any of the men out there to forget about. valentine's day. gift cards, candy, we like it all. don't forget us. 66 degrees on thursday. 70 degrees by friday. and it is a woman's holiday. wouldn't you agree, mike inouye? >> yes, i would. i would agree that is the case. thank you for reminding me.

to the south bay we're looking here to the south bay flow of traffic. it's a nice, easy drive for san jose. nothing unusual. we have your typical 5:45 first burst of traffic and slowing 101 just north of 680. this is unusual. i'm taking you down to 152. smooth drive 101 through gilroy. if you are heading out of the area over toward i-5 you'll see slowing right around the reservoir. this is basically the area around the visitor's center. it's a potty break for a lot of folks. in the westbound direction off i-5 coming into our area reports of a deadly crash there blocking two of your three lanes. i just got word from chp that they are letting folks by on one lane. look at the slowing. it's backing up toward i-5 eastbound direction will get distraction but it does look like traffic is flowing just ahea a heads-up for activity in the area. for the commute coming into our area, this is what we're looking at off i-5 in tracy.

205 slows into the altamont pass and then smooth out toward livermore. those are commute directions. we are seeing that early build for livermore. a quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza where we see backup in the cash lanes. the volume of traffic turning on close to 6:00 or before. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. it's 5:48. authorities investigating a helicopter cash that killed three people in aftton, california. passengers were recording video for a new reality tv show set to air on the discovery channel. the network says the military themed show has not yet been announced and the use of a helicopter was included in the shooting permits. the chopper went down early sunday in a rural area on a ranch in the northern part of l.a. where the reality show was being shot. happening right now, thousands of passengers on board a carnival cruise ship are stuck out in the gulf of mexico. the carnival ship and 4,000

passengers stuck 150 miles off the coast of mexico's yucatan peninsula. a fire in the engine room yesterday morning causing that ship to lose propulsion power and right now it's running on emergency backup power and needs to be towed to shore. carnival has sent another ship out there to help resupply the "triumph." they were supposed to return to port in galveston, texas, today. the man teaming up with bill bratton to help oakland's crime problem is laying out some of his ideas. police consultant robert wasserman spoke to the packed community meeting yesterday at holy name university. he says oakland should move to a neighborhood policing model to rebuild trust between officers and the community. he also talked about applying something called the broken window theory. >> there's a broken window and someone doesn't fix it and you'll get another broken window and the whole area will deteriorate which creates a breeding ground for crime.

>> he'll hold several more meetings and develop a plan within the next five months. coming up, we'll tell you about the big winners from the grammys last night including a group from right here in the bay area.

the biggest awards in music handed out last night at the 55th edition of the grammy awards. quite a variety of winners this year. >> and the grammy goes to -- fun! >> the pop group fun taking home best new artist and song of the year honors for the hit "we are young." and record of the year for "someone i used to know." and mumford and sons walking away with album of the year. johnny depp had an interesting performance. two years in a row a british musician won the award after adele did it last year.

>> a few of us out there and the grammys have opened their arms to us and we're very grateful. >> other winners from the night included black peas, frank ocean and carrie underwood. a local honor as well. the san francisco symphony wins for best orchestral performance. go daddy opening up offices this morning in silicon valley. >> scott mcgrew joins us. you think controversy and go daddy most people think of the commercials. >> i suspect go daddy is fine with that reputation. there's not anyone that isn't family with the company thanks to the risque commercials. the famous kissing commercial from the super bowl. they generate a lot of publicity for go daddy but the reason go daddy is controversial among the tech set, the people who are actually customers is the company's support over that controversial set of laws. proposed laws were so unpopular

you remember google put a black bar over its own logo to protest. wikipedia literally went dark pulling itself offline in protest. the bills were defeated in congress. go daddy at the time supported the bills and 16,000 websites canceled their accounts in protest. go daddy eventually changed its mind. the company will open offices in sunnyvale. the first time it's been located in silicon valley ever. google chairman eric schmidt going to sell half his holdings in google. a deal that will net him 2 billion. financial experts say don't read too much into this. it's a good time to sell google stock considering google is trading at an all-time high of $785 a share. why not? my colleague over at cnbc says that his take away is this is a change in power structure at google. he was ceo. handed the reigns back to larry page back in 2011 and now has half as many shares that makes

page's influence much stronger at google. >> very interesting. thank you. >> nothing like cashing out for $2 billion. >> someone to carry your umbrella for you. even if it's not raining. >> a few people. it is 5:55. let's check back in with christina loren. we don't need umbrellas unless you want to block sunshine today. >> it's popular around here. whatever you can do to block that strong spf coming in. i suggest spf 48. 34 in livermore. 38 in san jose. 36 degrees in sunnyvale. we'll see uva and uvb rays as we head throughout this afternoon. temperatures are going to be chilly to start. by noon you're peeling off the first layer and hitting low 60s at lunchtime in the north bay and then we round out the day in low to mid 60s. a great looking afternoon shaping up and the climb continues. wait until i show you that seven-day outlook. you may be blown out of the water. 5:56. let's check your drive and see how we're doing in that department. >> things were fine until a

couple minutes ago. we're looking at 880 northbound at the coliseum. taillights steady stream past high street. however, north of there the map i marked it. fifth avenue off-ramp there in downtown oakland and that may be an issue. there should be slowing showing up over the next few on our sensors for the map system. reports of of a boulder blocking your fast lane. sounds like it is affecting only the off-ramp. we'll track that and let you know as chp does arrive and gives us more details. watch that heading north through downtown where there is slowing there. two new crashes down the east shore freeway. one coming into berkeley and one at the maze. no lanes blocked from initial reports but we'll track that and slowing at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll end with this map and backup at the toll plaza as we talked about. back to you. >> there it is. thanks. 5:57 right now. still ahead, we continue following breaking news. the sudden resignation of pope benedict xvi and tell you what's behind this surprise announcement and reaction from local catholics heading to mass this morning.

a live look at vatican city this morning. always crowded there. this news hasn't happened in over 600 years that a pope has resigned. many people talking about it today. more ahead.

this morning, a surprise announcement from the vatican. pope benedict xvi is stepping down. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. good morning, everybody. that announcement both unexpected and unusual but not unprecedented. pope benedict resigning at the end of this month. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at st. christopher's church this morning. bob, just days before ash wednesday and the first day of lent, a monumental announcement out there. shocking a lot of people.

good morning. >> reporter: surprise announcement not only just for catholics here in the bay area and those attending 6:30 mass at st. christopher's but also for people in the vatican them self. we understand that not everyone there was aware of this announcement coming down and it came down around 3:00 this morning. pope benedict xvi announcing he will resign and step down february 28th because of health reasons. this is very historic. the first time the pope would resign in almost 600 years. you're looking at live pictures of the vatican this morning where the announcement came down earlier. the pope's brother has already spoken with a news agency in germany where he lives. he says that his brother has been thinking about resigning for a few months now. he is tired. he's having trouble walking. and even his doctor advised him not to take anymore transatlantic trips. the pope did